The Jordanian government on Sunday dismissed as "baseless" reports of its links to the bombing in Afghanistan's Khost area that killed seven agents of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Wednesday, dpa reported.
However, Minister of State for Information Affairs and Communication Nabil Sharif said the government "has no means to verify the allegation that the suicide bomber was Jordanian".
He was responding to a report by the Doha-based Aljazeera satellite television, quoting a spokesman for Afghanistan's Taliban, that the attacker held was a a Jordanian national with links to the Jordanian intelligence agency.
"The Jordanian government categorically denies any connection with the operation and considers such report as baseless," Sharif said.
The army said earlier that one of its officers, Captain Ali bin Zeid, was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday in the course of his "humanitarian duties" along with Jordanian troops stationed there.
Bin Zeid held the title of "Sherif", which is bestowed on members of the ruling family. The army gave no details of the circumstances surrounding his death.
His remains were flown to Amman for burial on Saturday, where his funeral was attended by King Abdullah II and Queen Rania.
According to the CIA, seven of its agents were killed in an attack on Wednesday at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost province near the Pakistani border. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.